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suki: ok, well I meant who matters, aka us and our friends. and by that I mostly meant us and b ☺️ you're very correct, I would have. i'd have gone, no questions asked. absolutely positive. ok, now that makes sense. I thought you meant other people were saying it 😅 do you? if so, how do you plan on making up for it?? I said FEELS LIKE. see? i'm very nice!

matt: eh, i knew we weren't getting very far with our team. hoped i'd be wrong, but yeah, it was mostly kids. might've had a different opinion if i thought we'd get gold lol. barky knew they could. hell, i bet we would've had to play the finns in the olympics if he'd played. i know, and i love you for that. but nah, it wasn't that big. lol no, or well, not that i know of. 🤔 depends on what you want. i have a few ideas, but i could ask my mom to take the kids for a day or two and spoil you, or i could distract them for a day or two and let you sleep and do whatever you wanna do. still, drama queen. only when you don't miss me, apparently, which is weird.

suki: right, but not as big as those things..well, whatever. you both downplayed it for me, that's on yous. he would never lie to me, hush up. has it been said?? I missed you, it's felt like a lot longer then 10 days! it feels like Ollie is already off to college. i set you up perfectly for that, you're welcome 😘

matt: no. well, to us and like canada. nhl guys, really. european players idk? maybe. i also know you and know you would've beaten yourself up if i said it was. are you sure about that? idk i feel like you've said or at least implied it before lol. i know, baby. oh cmon, he isn't even a year yet. you did, thank you for making it easy for me. for once 😝

suki: he was, but you both told me separately that these games weren't THAT important, your words, not mine, so I had a bit of an idea. i'm glad i was right. i do want to get some time with you all to myself before I have to really get out there and work. are you surprised?

matt: i mean, compared to the olympics and stanley cup, but it's still a shot at gold. it's a bigger thing to the europeans, he was lying lol. never let it be said i love him more than you. i wouldn't mind that, i missed you. not at all, you're their mother 😝

suki: you should know by now it takes a lot to actually surprise me, but good effort. your kids were starting to forget your face!

matt: well yeah, but barky was going for gold. i was torn. a lil. omg i was gone 10 days, you three are so dramatic

suki: no, I wasn't exactly shocked? when you started going back and forth, I kinda knew you'd be home soon. you love your boys and hockey, but you're a family man in your heart. besides, with a wife like yours, who can blame you 👀😜

matt: hah, and here i thought i'd actually surprise you. but true.

suki: do you want the real answer, or the fake one?

matt: real obvs. tho i am curious about both.

suki: i was only teasing, love. it's fine if you stay. we still have some time, lol. it's going good, trying to do the slow roll out with everything but, getting excited and ahead of myself and wanting to be naughty and leak some sneak peaks 😅 i always get itchy with new music. you bloody damn well better! but I am liking the sound of all of that!

matt: eh, we're done, so i might just come home idk. i would like to support them, but i also really miss you. 🥺 you naughty? no, never. lol, but good, glad it's going well and not too much on ya. i know you do. would it help any if you leaked it to me? i won't out you. i always do. as much as i love getting to play idk, it's different now. haha, you deserve a break, and you'll get it soon, i promise.

suki: it's fine. so then, how's that a plus for me? it's fine, stay. i'm just in rehearsals and shooting a few things, all light work. you should get used to them. especially from us. we love you and miss you when you're gone and sometimes get sappy abt it

matt: if we get bounced early and i don't stick around for the finn's games. idk i'll see how it goes/how i feel. it would only be a few extra days tho. hm. how's all that going? i know i know. i love and miss you, too, baby. pretty soon i'll be all yours until training camp, and i'll be able to take things 1 & 2 off your hands a bit lol

suki: no, not for that. that's whatever. we just meant for being you. we can't gossip and give out compliments as the same time? especially when they're about daddy? 😏

matt: oh. my bad. on the plus, we'll likely be done soonish, but idk i may stay and support barky and lundy. the finns are killin it. i didn't say that lol, i just idk, ig i'm still not super used to them. but it was nice to hear. really nice.